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Dredge, Drudge

It was backbreaking work to dredge the river, but we were able to drudge through it.

To dredge is to dig something up, often by using a dredge—a machine used to dig or scoop. As a verb, drudge means "to work at a monotonous task." As a noun, drudge refers to someone whose work is dull.


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